Tony Coats - #67
OG ... 6-7 ... 310
Senior
Port Orchard, WA
South Kitsap High School
Preseason Honors
Washington: Has a chance to be Washington's next All-America lineman ... three-time letterwinner ... moved from weakside tackle to weakside guard for spring drills ... that helps to make up for the losses of All-Americans Olin Kreutz (center) and Benji Olson (guard) ... selected as a 1998 preseason All-American by Playboy Magazine ... one of three seniors projected to start on the offensive line ... high school teammate of former UW All-American guard Olson.
1997: Started all 11 games and Aloha Bowl at weakside tackle ... played extremely well the second half of the season ... helped Washington to lead the Pac-10 in sacks allowed (24) for the second straight year ... that mark helped Washington to set a single-season passing record (2,790 yards) ... a second-team All-Pac-10 selection ... honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic team selection ... named a team offensive MVP for performance vs. Arizona State and Arizona ... received a Big Hit Award for his play vs. BYU.
1996: Earned his second letter ... started at weakside guard in nine of 11 games ... did not play vs. BYU or Arizona while recovering from strained knee he suffered in the opener at Arizona State ... helped Huskies finish second in the Pac-10 in sacks allowed with just 18 ... honorable mention selection to Pac-10 All-Academic Football Team.
1995: One of three redshirt freshmen to letter on the offensive line ... did not start, but played in every game ... was a backup to Bob Sapp at weakside tackle ... honorable mention selection to Pac-10 All-Academic team. 1994: Redshirted the season with the rest of his class ... finished the season third on the depth chart at weakside tackle ... started for the White Team in the 1995 Spring Game at weakside tackle.
High School and Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1975 in Columbus, Ohio ... father's name is Dave ... mother's name is Christine ... rated as number three prep player in Northwest by Superprep magazine ... first-team high school All-America pick by USA Today and Parade Magazine... graded out at 100 percent in 10 of 11 games in 1993 ... named the Gatorade player of the year for Washington ... was an all-state pick at offensive line as a junior and senior ... also picked up all-state honors as a senior at defensive line ... played in the inaugural All-America Bowl in Pennsylvania ... had a 3.98 GPA in high school ... only blemishes on academic record were pair of A-minus grades as a sophomore ... named to Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" team ... received eight votes in "Best of the West" poll conducted by Long Beach Press-Telegram ... named one of six "Blue Chip" players in Washington by Seattle Times ... first-team all-state pick by Seattle Post-Intelligencer at both offensive line and defensive line ... one of 17 players picked to Tacoma News Tribune's "Northwest Nuggets" team ... rated 10th best offensive lineman by Bluechip Illustrated ... prep All-American by that publication ... rated sixth best offensive tackle among high school ranks by Max Emfinger's scouting service ... South Kitsap went 10-1 his senior season, 8-2 as a junior and 9-1 when he was a sophomore ... South Kitsap was 26-1 in the Narrows League during his three seasons ... coached by John O'Donnell as a senior and Ed Fisher his first three seasons as a prep player ... played basketball and threw the discus for South Kitsap ... broke a backboard during pregame warmups of high school game during his senior season ... from same high school as former Husky offensive lineman Andrew Peterson ... interested in majoring in biology.
